JANUARY 2022
Tevet/Shevat 5782
RUACH:
TU B’SHEVAT:
We were hoping to get to meet outside (masked) for Tu B’shevat this year. Omicron has put a damper on that plan, so we will meet online. We will not do a full seder but will have a bit of a service and gathering. If anyone wants to stay and discuss the Tree of Hope that the Kitsap Public Library put out a couple of months ago, it is an exercise in finding the things both positive and not so positive that we are rooted in, culturally and personally. It focuses on moving towards that which nurtures and allows us to grow. I thought it was a great exercise and a nice follow-up to this year’s High Holydays theme. Below are copies of the PDFs that the Kitsap Library shared. It would be an exercise to do ahead of time and then share together.
Hope to see you at 10:00 on Jan 15 in the Shir Hayam Zoom Room:
https://shirhayam.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/tree-of-resilience.pdf
https://shirhayam.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/tree-of-resilience-tree02.pdf
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HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY:
THURSDAY, JANUARY 27 @ 7:00 PM
In the Zoom Room
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HANNUKAH SONG:
By popular demand, here is the Hannukah song which Molly Stern and Cay Vandervelde wrote, and performed at last year’s Hannukah party:
COORDINATING COMMITTEE:
Next meeting: 1/23/2022 7pm via Zoom. All invited / encouraged to attend.
Tentative Agenda:
Jewish Community Watch Google Site demo
AI-13 Clearance to Distribute Governance Document Revisions to Chavurah for Review
AI-33 Recommended Meeting Opening Content
Discussion: Improving member participation
AI-12 Guidelines for Use of Retained Earnings
Potential ‘Visioning Meeting’ Topic
CULTURAL EVENTS:
SHIR HAYAM BOOK GROUP MEETING
FEBRUARY 7 @ 7:00 PM in the Zoom Room
Into The Forest: A Holocaust Story of Survival, Triumph, and Love By Rebecca Frankel
Location, format of meeting to be determined by group members. Please let us know if you are reading the book and want to join us. Jane Greenberg and Carol Rappaport
( 10% DISCOUNT ON THE BOOK AT Eagle Harbor Book Store on Bainbridge- mention Shir Hayam)
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Join the Yiddish Book Center for a Virtual Public Program:
Topic: Shakespeare & Yiddish, with Ilan Stavans | Thursday, January 27, 7 p.m. EST
Description A meditation on the ways Shakespeare became a litmus test for Yiddish actors, playwrights, and translators, who infused him with a Jewish sensibility often defined by melodrama.
This live event will be presented via Zoom and will stream live on the Yiddish Book Center’s Facebook page. Space is limited. If you’d like to reserve a virtual seat in the Zoom audience—which will allow you to submit questions—registration is required.
Register at: Webinar Registration – Zoom
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Register for this event at: Meeting Registration – Zoom